Certification and Screening

The following tests and diagnostic screenings are available for interpreters in Florida

National Interpreter Certification (NIC)

Interpreters holding any of the following certificates AND holding membership as a Certified Member of RID are considered nationally certified: NIC, NIC-Advanced, NIC-Master, CI, CT, CI/CT, CSC, MCSC, CDI-P, CDI, RSC, OTC, OIC:C, OIC:S/V, OIC:V/S, IC, TC, IC/TC, NAD-III, NAD-IV, NAD-V.   Certifications and membership for these individuals can be verified in the online RID Member Directory.  More information on these certifications can be found on the websites listed below

• Center for Assessment of Sign Language Interpreters (CASLI)
• Description of certificates and certification
• Professional Code of Conduct 

Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA)

Please note: This credential is fully recognized by RID, but the designation is no longer awarded by RID.  This designation went into moratorium effective January 1, 2016. Previous process was as follows:

Interpreters who had passed the EIPA written test AND scored at least a 4.0 on the EIPA performance test could join RID as certified members and maintain certification as an educational interpreter (ED: K-12) by participating in the RID Certification Maintenance Program (CMP) and by adhering to the NAD-RID Code of Professional Conduct (CPC), enforceable by the RID Ethical Practices System (EPS).

• Credentials and membership for these individuals can be verified in the online RID Member Directory.  Interpreters holding an EIPA level less than 4.0 were not eligible to hold certified membership with RID.  Please refer to the websites below for additional information regarding the EIPA assessments
• Classroom Interpreting Website